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With 30 years experience as an illustrator he's worked for clients worldwide bringing his unique voice and perspective to their brands. Rod’s illustrations are often very detailed with layers of humour and interest creating complex worlds populated with little characters, scenes and easter eggs. It’s very important for him to entertain the viewer as well as inform giving them something else to see on repeat viewings. Storytelling is an important part of the process.
His map illustrations and plans have been used for theme parks, college campuses, music festivals, city parks, motorsports, museum exhibitions and tourist attractions around the world.
Rod has also illustrated many Search and Find picture books including 'Top Gear Where's Stig?' which was the 4th bestselling UK hardback non-fiction book of 2009, and was followed by two successful sequels. His latest books Where's Your Dog/Cat? series for Yappy.com are personalised search and find books where your own pet is the star!
Rod also licences his artworks for jigsaw puzzles, games, surface design, homeware, posters, stationary, clothing and more. Existing illustrations can be adapted for your specific product lines.

Awards & Accolades:
The Week Junior Book Awards: Children’s Book Cover of the Year (2023) - Shortlisted - Guinness World Records 2023
Cannes Lions: #sharethelove Gold & Bronze (Design), Bronze (Health and Wellness) (2018)
D&AD: Wooden Pencil - Illustration (2019)
Clio Awards: #sharethelove - Bronze - Social Media, Public Service (2018). AIDES - Silver - Print - Public Service (2011)
The One Show: AIDES - Merit - Design - Public Service (2012)  
AOI World Illustration Awards: Winner, DI Award (2019), Shortlisted 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
AOI Images Awards- Best of British Illustration:
35 Bronze Award - Books (2011), 36 Gold Award - Books (2012). Selected: 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36
American Illustration: 29 (2010), 30 (2011), 31 (2012), 34 (2015), 36 (2016), 38 (2018), 39 (2019)
Society of Illustrators: 54 (2012) Silver Medal. Selected; 53,56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62
Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles: 54 (2015)
Communication Arts: Illustration Annual 52 (2011), 53 (2012). Design Annual (2016)
3x3 - Professional Show: No.8 (2011), No.9 (2012), No.10 (2013), No.12 (2015), No.13 (2016), No.14 Gold and Merit (2017), No.15 Merit and Honourable Mention (2018), Merit (2019)

Selected client list:
Agencies: 23Red, 215 McCann, AMV BBDO, Antidote Design, Clemenger BBDO, Commonwealth McCann, Dixon Baxi, Goodby Silverstein & Partners, Hat-Trick Design, Instinct BBDO, Leo Burnett, Pentagram, Publicis, Tullo Marshall Warren, Saatchi & Saatchi, Saatchi Wellness, TBWA/Paris, VCCP, Wieden + Kennedy, Y&R London,

Publishing: Dorling Kindersley, Esquire, Financial Times, Granta Books, GQ, Marie Claire, The Observer, Random House, Time Inc.

Clients: AIDES, Bank of England, BBC Worldwide, Barclays, British Airways, British Council, British Telecom, Bupa, Capital One, Calor Gas, Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises NYC, Chessington World of Adventures, DEFRA, Formula E, Guinness World Records, Gulf Air, Lynx Deodorant, IKEA, Intermarché, Kellogg's, Lyonnaise des Eaux, Lightbox Museum & Gallery, Macmillan Cancer Support, Network Rail, OYO Rooms, Parkinson's UK, Quaker Oats, Red Bull Racing, Royal Mail, Tesco, Sony Pictures, Sony Music, Toyota, Transport for London, Vodafone, Visit Blackpool, Whitbread, WWE, Yappy.com

With 30 years experience as an illustrator he's worked for clients worldwide bringing his unique voice and perspective to their brands. Rod’s illustrations are often very detailed with layers of humour and interest creating complex worlds populated with little characters, scenes and easter eggs. It’s very important for him to entertain the viewer as well as inform giving them something el... More